18-07-2025
Running man: Augusta's chief deputy tax commissioner wants to be elected city's next mayor
Augusta's chief deputy tax commissioner is taking another run at the mayor's office.
Steven Kendrick confirmed on social media what he announced Thursday on a local podcast – that is, for those who didn't yet know.
"It's not a secret," he said on the podcast. "I've told everybody."
Kendrick stepped down as Richmond County's tax commissioner in 2022 to jump into a nine-candidate nonpartisan race for mayor. Outlasting the others to reach a runoff, Kendrick lost to current incumbent Garnett Johnson.
Kendrick's desire "to help improve the city" might draw naysayers, he said on the More Than the Masters podcast. But that just means he has to do a "better job to convince them" that he's the right candidate for the job.
"We need good leadership," Kendrick said Thursday. "I thnk we're still devoid of such, and I think I present an opportunity for people to get the right type of leadership at the right time."
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Kendrick also leads Augusta Blueprint, the print company he helped build and lead with his father, James, before his death earlier this year.
Since 2015, Kendrick also has served on and has chaired the nine-member board of directors for the Augusta Economic Authority, which is tasked with attracting job-creating business and industry to Richmond County.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Augusta leader Steven Kendrick announces intention to run for mayor
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